COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Williams, Wellington
Date:
1855
Short Title:
Title Page: Tourist's Guide Through The United States, Canada
Publisher:
Lippincott, Grambo & Co.
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Type:
Title Page
Obj Height cm:
15
Obj Width cm:
10
Note:
The outline color map is bound into the back of an embossed brown cloth covered booklet 15x10 entitled "1855. Williams' Traveller's Guide Through The United States and Canada." The four inset maps also in outline color are of the Niagara River and Falls; California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah &c.; the island of Cuba; and the city and harbor of Havana. The guide includes routes, fares, healthful resorts, and statistics such as woolen manufacturers.
Full Title:
(Title Page to) The Traveller's And Tourist's Guide Through The United States, Canada, Etc., Exhibiting The Various Routes of Travel, With Explanatory Notes, And Other Useful Information; Together With Descriptions Of, And Routes To, The Prominent Places Of Fashionable And Healthful Resort. Accompanied By A Valuable And Authentic Map Of The United States. By W. Williams. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co. 1855. (on verso) Entered ... 1855, by W. Williams ... Pennsylvania. (with) A New Map Of The United States. Upon Which Are Delineated Its Vast Works Of Internal Communication With The Proposed Routes Across The Continent &c. Showing Also Canada and the Island of Cuba. By W. Williams. Philadelphia. Published by Lippincott, Grambo & Co. No. 20 N. Fourth St. 1955 (with four inset maps).
List No:
5414.002
Series No:
2
Engraver or Printer:
Collins, T.K. & P.G.
Engraver or Printer:
Fagan, J.
Publication Author:
Williams, Wellington
Pub Date:
1855
Pub Title:
The Traveller's And Tourist's Guide Through The United States, Canada, Etc., Exhibiting The Various Routes of Travel, With Explanatory Notes, And Other Useful Information; Together With Descriptions Of, And Routes To, The Prominent Places Of Fashionable And Healthful Resort. Accompanied By A Valuable And Authentic Map Of The United States. By W. Williams. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co. 1855. (on verso) Entered ... 1855, by W. Williams ... Pennsylvania. (with) A New Map Of The United States. Upon Which Are Delineated Its Vast Works Of Internal Communication With The Proposed Routes Across The Continent &c. Showing Also Canada and the Island of Cuba. By W. Williams. Philadelphia. Published by Lippincott, Grambo & Co. No. 20 N. Fourth St. 1955 (with four inset maps).
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
5414.000
Pub Type:
Guide Book
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
15
Pub Width cm:
10
Image No:
5414002
Authors:
Williams, Wellington
Link To Source
Title Page: Tourist's Guide Through The United States, Canada
